CVE-2018-20801

Public Exploit

Description

In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular expressions permitted an attacker to conduct a denial of service attack against the SVGRenderer component, aka ReDoS.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.32% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory snyk.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20801?
CVE-2018-20801 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20801?
To fix CVE-2018-20801, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-20801 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20801 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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